
Fundamentals of Physics
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ISBN: 9781118230718
Author: David Halliday
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 23, Problem 59P
Charge of uniform volume density ρ = 1.2 nC/m3 fills an infinite slab between x = −5.0 cm and x = +5.0 cm. What is the magnitude of the electric field at any point with the coordinate (a) x = 4.0 cm and (b) x = 6.0 cm?
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